It's residential cable internet. I'm just doing this to experiment with Linux honestly...
Karthik Poobalasubramanian wrote: >>It's a dual-boot system... ocasionally i'll have to boot windows for a >>few minutes... I just didn't want to loose any e-mail while I went into >>Windows. >>Matt >> >> > > >well the other thing you could do is. install the mail server on the extra >machine also make it into a firewall/router so that you could keep >your main system behind that extra machine. so the next time you reboot >you don't have to worry about your email. > >just out of curiosity is your connection DSL for residential or >commercial? or something different? > > >karthik > > >>Karthik Poobalasubramanian wrote: >> >> >> >>>>configure to be a back-up mail server for when this one goes down. I am >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>what do you mean by goes down. you take it down? or your connection fails? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>running the mail server for myself only... it doesn't handle tons of >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>Bad idea if you are on a network with dynamic IP esp COX. I would suggest >>>configure such a way that the mail goes through your ISP's mail server. >>>Its more reliable. If you host your own the mails may be blocked by other >>>ISPs >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>mail or anything. Any advice or input would be greatly apreciated. >>>> >>>>Thanks, >>>> >>>>Matthew >>>> >>>> >>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>General mailing list >>>>[email protected] >>>>http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>General mailing list >>>[email protected] >>>http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>General mailing list >>[email protected] >>http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >> >> >> > >_______________________________________________ >General mailing list >[email protected] >http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > >
